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Welcome to Part 4, our final blog post commemorating Women’s History Month and women in publishing, where we look at graphic novels, memoirs, and webcomics. Click on a book cover or a title to place a hold! Click here if you missed Part 1, Part 2, or Part 3 of our blog posts, and if you’re looking for more […]

… the summer’s perfect beach novel? Summer may be several months away, but Bittersweet by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore is definitely still worth a read. Mabel is a Plain Jane college student who rooms with the gorgeous Ginevra Winslow. At first, Mabel believes that Ginevra only tolerates her presence, but then she suddenly invites Mabel up to her […]

… Larry the Cable Guy in a pink tutu? Larry the Cable Guy plays Larry Guthrie, a bumbling but loveable guy who is trying to win his girl, Brooke, back from Beau, who’s running for mayor. In Tooth Fairy 2, Larry lets slip that there is no tooth fairy. Big mistake. The head of the […]

… the sweet pet names parents call their children? Little Treasures, by Jacqueline Ogburn and Chris Raschka, looks at endearments used around the world. From “honey” and “pumpkin” to “little coconut candy” (docinho de coco – Portuguese) and “my chick” (mi pollita – Spanish), families everywhere have silly names they use for the children they […]

…how to get through hard times? In Cherries in Winter: My Family’s Recipe for Hope in Hard Times, Suzan Colón writes with candor of her family history in hard times and includes a few wonderful, old fashioned, stick-to-your-­ribs recipes. This book is a history of sorts on how her family survived the Depression, with a […]

… Clint Eastwood turning into a chameleon? That’s the idea behind Rango — a very hip and totally unique DVD. Rango blows into the town of Dirt and takes on the Eastwood persona. Think The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, music and all, only with the residents of the desert turned into cartoon characters […]

… the Viking called Hiccup? In the DVD of How to Train Your Dragon, you’ll see him go from a scrawny Viking in training to the greatest dragon slayer in the history of Vikingdom. Hiccup needs to prove to his Dad, and the others of his tribe, that he is worthy of becoming a Viking. […]